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Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski advance at Rothesay Classic
EASTBOURNE - Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached the quarterfinals at the Rothesay International on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over American Ashlyn Krueger. The Laval, Que. native needed only 78 ...
Jun 26, 2024

Lawyers looking for thousands of families owed money by Veterans Affairs
OTTAWA - Lawyers are trying to get in touch with hundreds of thousands of people who are owed money through a class-action lawsuit against Veterans Affairs. The suit was launched after the Veterans Om...
Jun 26, 2024

No charges for London driver who had seizure and plowed into a school, killing 2 children
LONDON (AP) - The driver of a 4x4 who plowed into a school in southwest London in July, killing two children, suffered a seizure that could not have been predicted and will face no criminal charges, p...
Jun 26, 2024

Lethbridge Transit provides update to council on transit changes, successes
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge City Council received updates on the status of city transit on Tuesday, June 25.Lethbridge Transit reported to council that they have the highest ridership numbers in the h...
Jun 26, 2024

CHL, USA Hockey roll out Prospects Challenge showcase
TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League believes it has found the right recipe and partner for showcasing top-ranked prospects. Sprinkle in the intense Canadian-United States rivalry, mix it with NHL sco...
Jun 26, 2024

Parents benefit from lower childcare costs at the expense of programming, experts say
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Lower childcare costs in Alberta have come at the expense of quality programming, experts say.In 2022, with the help of federal funding, Alberta's childcare costs dropped to roughly...
Jun 26, 2024

Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rejected a deal requiring him to plead guilty to seven char...
Jun 26, 2024

LPS phone survey to start July 2
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You might get a call over the next few weeks regarding the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS).The service has contracted PRA Inc. to conduct a random phone survey to gather information a...
Jun 26, 2024

Supreme Court overturns ex-mayor’s bribery conviction, narrowing scope of public corruption law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor on Wednesday in an opinion that narrows the scope of public corruption law. The high court sided 6-3 wit...
Jun 26, 2024

Kenya's president says he won't sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan President William Ruto says he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. The gove...
Jun 26, 2024